ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- The United States knows that the leader of Pakistan's Taliban is dead because he has not appeared in public to prove that he is alive, the top U.S. envoy to the region told CNN on Monday. 

Baitullah Mehsud, right, and a bodyguard arrive at a meeting in South Waziristan, Pakistan, in 2004. 

Richard Holbrooke said that the Pakistani Taliban have not confirmed the death of Baitullah Mehsud because of an ongoing power struggle over his successor. 

"The reason it's clear he's dead is that if he weren't dead, he'd be giving TV and radio interviews to prove he's not dead," Holbrooke told CNN's Cal Perry. 

Mehsud rarely gave news conferences or appeared before the media. There has been conflicting information from the Pakistani Taliban about whether Mehsud died in a suspected U.S. missile strike earlier this month. Watch Holbrooke say Mehsud is dead » 

Last week, Pakistani Taliban spokesman Maulvi Umar told CNN that Mehsud is alive, but ill, and will speak to reporters when he feels better. 

Other media reports have quoted another spokesman for the group as saying Mehsud is dead and a mourning period is underway. 

U.S. and Pakistani government officials have said they are confident that Mehsud was killed in the August 5 strike. 

DNA tests were reportedly being conducted to back up those claims, but U.S. officials have expressed doubt that enough genetic material would be left behind, considering the enormity of the strike. 

Holbrooke said Mehsud's death has sparked "a succession crisis" among the Pakistani Taliban.  What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Who is known to have died?
2. How do they know?
3. Has the death been confirmed?
4. Why not?
5. What was the leader's name?
6. When was Mehsud allegedly killed?
7. How is the government testing the claim?
8. Does the government think they'll be successful?
9. Why not?
10. Does anyone claim Mehsud isn't dead?
11. Who?
12. Who is he?
13. What does Umar say about Mehsud?
14. Did Mehsud often go on tv?
15. How did he allegedly die?
16. What's the name of the U.S. envoy making the claim?
17. What does he say the death has caused?
18. Does any other Taliban spokesman disagree with Umar?
19. Who?
20. What does the other spokesman say?
Answer: 1. the leader of Pakistan's Taliban
2. because he has not appeared in public to prove that he is alive
3. No
4. because of an ongoing power struggle over his successor
5. Baitullah Mehsud
6. August 5
7. DNA tests
8. No
9. not enough genetic material would be left behind
10. Yes
11. Maulvi Umar
12. a spokesman for the Pakistani Taliban
13. he is alive, but ill
14. No
15. in a U.S. missile strike
16. Richard Holbrooke
17. a succession crisis
18. Yes
19. unknown
20. Mehsud is dead and a mourning period is underway

CHAPTER IV 

OF THE WAYS OF CHARMION; AND OF THE CROWNING OF HARMACHIS AS THE KING OF LOVE 

On the following day I received the writing of my appointment as Astrologer and Magician-in-Chief to the Queen, with the pay and perquisites of that office, which were not small. Rooms were given me in the palace, also, through which I passed at night to the high watch-tower, whence I looked on the stars and drew their auguries. For at this time Cleopatra was much troubled about matters political, and not knowing how the great struggle among the Roman factions would end, but being very desirous to side with the strongest, she took constant counsel with me as to the warnings of the stars. These I read to her in such manner as best seemed to fit the high interest of my ends. For Antony, the Roman Triumvir, was now in Asia Minor, and, rumour ran, very wroth because it had been told him that Cleopatra was hostile to the Triumvirate, in that her General, Serapion, had aided Cassius. But Cleopatra protested loudly to me and others that Serapion had acted against her will. Yet Charmion told me that, as with Allienus, it was because of a prophecy of Dioscorides the unlucky that the Queen herself had secretly ordered Serapion so to do. Still, this did not save Serapion, for to prove to Antony that she was innocent she dragged the General from the sanctuary and slew him. Woe be to those who carry out the will of tyrants if the scale should rise against them! And so Serapion perished.  What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. What was one appointment receive
2. And?
3. Where did he get lodgings?
4. What did he do in the watch-tower?
5. Who was bothered by politics?
6. Who did she want to become ally with?
7. What council did she seek from "me"?
8. Where was the Roman Triumvir?
9. What was his name?
10. Who was Cleopatra's General?
11. Who did he assist?
12. Who went against her wishes?
13. Was she calm about it when speaking to "me"?
14. What did she do to prove her innocence to the Roman?
Answer:
1. Astrologer
2. Magician-in-Chief
3. in the palace
4. looked on the stars
5. Cleopatra
6. the strongest
7. as to the warnings of the stars
8. in Asia Minor,
9. Antony
10. Serapion
11. Cassius.
12. Serapion
13. no
14. she dragged the General from the sanctuary and slew him.